Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

A state official says it would help streamline services offered to Iowans, align the goals of existing systems and eliminate redundancies in mental health and addiction treatment programs.

Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for Iowans by strengthening some requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.

The bill would stop police, county sheriffs and other law enforcement in the state from releasing booking photos following a person’s arrest or while in the custody of a law enforcement agency, unless the person is a fugitive, has been convicted, pleaded guilty to the charges, is deemed an “imminent threat,” or the photo’s release would aid authorities in apprehending the individual.

Even in states where laws protect minors’ access to gender-affirming care, malpractice insurance premiums are keeping small and independent clinics from treating patients.

New bill prohibits agencies that provide expertise to educators and families from offering services schools have relied on for decades.

Also, Iowa Youth Poll shows strong support for Trump

Brenna Bird argues law passed last year ‘is clear’

Major General Stephen E. Osborn, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard, delivered the annual Condition of the Guard address Thursday to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature.

A federal judge has declared an Iowa law requiring gender balance on a judicial nominating commission to be unconstitutional.

Gov. Kim Reynolds’s 2024 Condition of the State address was heavy on claims about education in Iowa, but she also talked about the economy and health care challenges facing our state. The Gazette’s Fact Checker team checked nine of those statements -- which Reynolds used to bolster some of her key legislative priorities -- and gave her A’s, B’s and C’s for accuracy.

Vivik Ramaswamy rallies supporters against projects, criticizes state leaders.

Shortages of court reporters and contract lawyers also continue to challenge Iowa’s courts, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen said Wednesday.

Watch live January 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. in the House Chambers, Chief Justice Susan Larson Christensen of the Iowa Supreme Court will address a joint convention of the General Assembly on the Condition of the Judiciary.

Reynolds proposes reducing the state income tax rate to 3.5% by next year.

In her annual Condition of the State address, the governor touts plan to raise teacher pay and reform area education agencies.